Chapter 892

Ye Liuyun handed over the soldiers' Yuan Dan and their corpses to Du Yan, letting him exchange them for resources.

Ye Liuyun handed over the soldiers' Yuan Dan and corpses to the one‑eyed Du Yan, letting him exchange them for resources.

Ye Liuyun also gave the soldiers' weapons and armor to Qin Peng, letting him handle them himself.

Du Yan kept saying, "Enough, enough! These resources are enough to build two territories!"

"Then let's develop the territory to a higher standard, don't forget to build the biggest tavern for Sanniang!" Ye Liuyun hadn't forgotten his promise to Li Sanniang.

He basically lacked no resources now. In the Diamond Secret Realm, he had excavated three mineral veins and most of the medicinal resources, which he had hardly taken out; the resources for building the territory were already sufficient.

Thus he moved the remaining two mineral veins into his Space World as well.

A large amount of Spiritual Stone Veins and Gathering Yuan Trees made the spiritual aura in his Space World especially rich.

Of course, this also had to do with his Space World not being large enough yet.

Ye Liuyun decided that whenever he had time, he would continually expand his Space World outward.

Following Du Yan's plan, he moved many mountains and dense forests within the territory into his Space World.

This both helped Du Yan level the ground and enriched his own Space World.

Ye Liuyun and Ling Shuang had just broken through to a new realm, so they weren't in a hurry to return to the academy; they stayed temporarily.

With Ye Liuyun present, Du Yan and Qin Peng felt especially relieved and could boldly construct and expand the army.

Over the next month, Yonglie Island's construction noticeably increased, and the army expanded to five thousand.

Qin Peng was busy every day screening and training soldiers; his deputy had long been stationed on Yingzui Island handling recruitment.

Ye Liuyun set aside several hours each day to concoct the pills the soldiers needed; after a period of recovery, his pill‑concocting skill had recovered as well.

Ordinary soldiers could use Saint Rank pills—this treatment was already high, so the soldiers were very grateful to Ye Liuyun.

Ye Liuyun also took time to inspect the troops; he felt the soldiers' realms were too low.

"Screen them, formulate an elite‑soldier strategy, cultivate an elite force distinct from the regular soldiers."

Ye Liuyun also set new goals for Qin Peng and had Du Yan allocate him considerable resources.

Qin Peng's enthusiasm grew even stronger.

"Marquis, may I use these resources to purchase a batch of ferocious beasts?" Qin Peng asked Ye Liuyun.

He had known from the Fire Wolf Army that ferocious beasts are not only stronger in combat but also more loyal and braver in battle.

Ye Liuyun thought that buying ferocious beasts would be expensive, and even well‑trained ones would lack wildness and combat power.

"Do you know where wild ferocious beasts are more abundant?" Ye Liuyun asked Qin Peng.

"Of course it's Jiulong Ridge!" Qin Peng replied. He also wanted to go capture ferocious beasts, but he couldn't spare the time temporarily.

"Do you know the location?" Ye Liuyun asked.

Qin Peng said seriously: "Jiulong Ridge has many Honored Rank ferocious beasts; I don't advise the Marquis to go there adventuring."

"It's fine—first tell me the location, I'll decide based on the situation; I don't necessarily have to go myself. You don't need to wait for me; you can go ahead and buy a batch of ferocious beasts to use." Ye Liuyun told Qin Peng.

Qin Peng agreed and told Ye Liuyun the location of Jiulong Ridge.

Ye Liuyun didn't plan to go right away. After he and Ling Shuang consolidated their realms, feeling that Yonglie Island was temporarily stable, they directly returned to Qian Long Academy.

On the way back, Ye Liuyun didn't keep cultivating; he took a break to barbecue some meat for Ling Shuang to eat.

"Your barbecue skill is really good! After we get back, if there's nothing else, let's go out on a mission?" Ling Shuang wanted to spend more time with Ye Liuyun.

"Great! Ideally a mission to Jiulong Ridge. I'd like to take the opportunity to capture some ferocious beasts!" Ye Liuyun agreed.

"The academy often posts missions about ferocious beasts; maybe there really will be one. Many of the academy's ferocious beasts are also captured from Jiulong Ridge. I'll go back and check." Ling Shuang agreed.

After returning to Qian Long Academy, Ye Liuyun and Ling Shuang first went to the Hall of Merit and exchanged the remaining fifty‑nine points for Returning Origin Pills.

Then Ling Shuang went to the Mission Hall to look for missions, while Ye Liuyun returned to his residence to check the situation and greet everyone.

Everyone's realm had improved. Yuan Datou had already broken through to Zao Hua First Layer. The others would probably break through to Zao Hua Realm soon.

They didn't continue cultivating, instead chatting about recent affairs in the academy.

Ye Liuyun also barbecued meat with them in the academy, eating while chatting.

Not long after, Ling Shuang came back. Ye Liuyun called her over to eat and asked, "Have you found a related mission?"

"There is a mission, but its difficulty is somewhat high—it's a First Class Mission!" Ling Shuang replied.

"What is a First Class Mission?" Ye Liuyun still didn't understand these rules.

"Missions issued by the academy, from high to low, are Special Grade Mission, First Class Mission, Second Class Mission, Third Class Mission, Fourth Class Mission. With our realm, we can usually only take Fourth Class Missions." Ling Shuang explained.

"Then what class mission was our previous visit to the Dark Night Trial Grounds?" Ye Liuyun asked.

"The Dark Night Trial Grounds is a Third Class Mission!" Liang Xinyu replied.

Ling Shuang also said: "First Class Missions are usually only completable by inner‑door disciples at the late stage of Zao Hua Realm."

"Tell us the mission details!" Ye Liuyun still didn't want to give up.

"Capture Dragon Eagle!" Ling Shuang simply said.

Ye Liuyun and the others didn't know what a Dragon Eagle was.

Liang Xinyu exclaimed: "It's said that when a Dragon Eagle is born, if it hasn't reached Zao Hua First Layer, its parents will beat it to death!"

"So a Dragon Eagle's realm is at least Zao Hua First Layer or higher?" Ye Liuyun asked.

"Not just that! There surely are Honored Rank Dragon Eagles guarding the clan. Dragon Eagles are gregarious ferocious beasts; provoke one and the whole clan will attack. That's why this mission has been posted for a year and no one has completed it." Ling Shuang sighed.

Liang Xinyu added: "Dragon Eagles are extraordinarily ferocious; a single one's combat power exceeds that of same‑rank ferocious beasts, and they act in packs. When foraging, they often wipe out an entire beast herd—even the Beast King cannot escape their claws."

Upon hearing that their combat power exceeds same‑rank ferocious beasts, Ye Liuyun's heart stirred.

"What traits does the Dragon Eagle have?" Ye Liuyun wanted to find a breakthrough from its habits.

Dragon Eagles are covered in dragon scales, their bodies extraordinarily sturdy like a moving fortress. They have eagle heads and dragon claws; wingspan can reach fifty to sixty zhang, flight speed far exceeds that of a Super Warship. Brave and combative, they spend their time eating or sleeping.

Ling Shuang still hasn't realized that Ye Liuyun actually dares to have designs on the Dragon Eagle.